The efficacy and function of golden silk plum

In today's society, health preservation seems to be an eternal topic. Nowadays, many people like to use some Chinese medicinal materials to regulate their bodies, because these medicinal materials are natural and pollution-free. Here we will introduce to you the medicinal material golden silk plum.

[Other name] Shredded cotton

[Source] Medicinal material source: branches, leaves and bark of the plant Prunus mume of the Garcinia family.

[Original form] Prunus armeniaca is a tree, about 25m tall. The whole plant is bald. The bark is gray-black with white spots. The twigs are slightly flattened or nearly quadrangular, with grooves on the stem. Simple leaves are opposite; petioles are 8-15mm long; stipules are tiny, triangular, about 1mm long, and fall off; leaves are purple-red when young, membranous, nearly leathery when old, oblong, rarely oblong-ovate or obovate-oblong, 8-13cm long, 3-5.5cm wide, with slightly obtuse and acuminate tips, base broadly cuneate, rarely rounded, yellow-green or black above, slightly pale below when dry, midrib convex below, 5-7 lateral veins on each side. Flowers are heterosexual and monoecious; male flowers are axillary and terminal cymes with 4-10 flowers; pedicels are stout, 3-5mm long, with 2-3 bracteoles near the base; sepals are 4, nearly equal, rounded, about 3mm wide, and concave; petals are 4, ovate, about 5mm long, obtuse, with nearly transparent edges; stamens are extremely numerous (300-400), fused into a 4-lobed ring, filaments are extremely short, anthers are oblong, 2-chambered, and longitudinally fissured; reduced pistils are mushroom-shaped, stigma is shield-shaped, convex, and slightly longer than the stamen ring; female flowers are usually solitary in leaf axils, slightly larger than male flowers, filaments of reduced stamens are fused into 4 bundles, ovary is spherical, about 2.5mm high, without edges, and has 1 basal ovule. The drupe is fusiform, with a hemispherical stigma at the tip. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is November-December.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: Grown in mountain forests.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly astringent; neutral; slightly toxic

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; reduces swelling. Mainly used for carbuncle, swelling, sore and burn

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount, decoct it into thick liquid and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what golden silk plum is. We know that golden silk plum is a common Chinese herbal medicine. It has good health and wellness effects. It has many benefits to the human body and can relieve many symptoms. How about it, do you understand?